Vivek Prasanna

Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles.[1] In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Meyaadha Maan. His brother Karthik Netha is working as a lyricist.

Vivek Prasanna
Born (1986-09-22) 22 September 1986
Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active2016 – present
RelativesKarthik Netha (brother)

Career

Vivek Prasanna grew up from a small village Chinanoor (veeranam) near Salem, India and now settled in Chennai.

After several appearances in short films and telefilms, he made his acting debut alongside Vijay Sethupathi in Arun Kumar's police drama Sethupathi (2016). A critic from Indiaglitz.com noted that Vivek Prasanna as "the main henchman fits the role to the T".[2]

In 2017, Vivek Prasanna made a breakthrough and appeared in supporting roles in a series of successful Tamil films. His role as the drug lord Ravi in Vikram Vedha and as a politician in Peechankai, also won Vivek acclaim.[3][4][5] He then appeared as the second lead in the romantic comedy, Meyaadha Maan, winning rave reviews for his portrayal of the character of Vinoth.[6][7] First he denied the role of Vinoth in Meeyaadha Maan Movie, but Director (Rathna Kumar) convinced him to do that role. He trusted Vivek Prasanna can be noted on his role on Meeyaadha Maan Film for his acting.[8]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2015Bench Talkies - The First BenchVinoth
2015144 Chetta Hench Man
2016SethupathiMadhivaanan
IraiviDirector
2017MaanagaramSundeep's friend
PeechankaiNallathambi
Vikram VedhaRavi
Podhuvaga Emmanasu ThangamMurugesan
Meyaadha MaanVinoth
VelaikkaranBabu
2018Irumbu ThiraiLoan collection agent
Maniyaar KudumbamNarthanga Saamy's nephew
2019PettaCollege professor
Charlie Chaplin 2Dubai Raja
Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu RajaLocal goon
SindhubaadhPassenger
GorillaVenkat
AadaiGowri
2020Soorarai PottruSebastian/Seby

Television
Year Program Name Role Network Notes Ref.
2019 Madras Meter Show Guest ZEE5 Reality Show [9]

Web series
Year Program Name Role Network Notes Ref.
2020 Triples Maadhavan Raamamirtham aka Maadhu Disney+ Hotstar Debut Web Series [10]
[11]
2020 November Story TBA Disney+ Hotstar Tamil language crime thriller web series starring Tamannaah [12]
[13]
[14]

References
  1. https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/134536-interview-with-upcoming-kollywood-artist
  2. "Sethupathi review. Sethupathi Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz Tamil".
  3. "Peechankai Review {3/5}: Ffter a point, the plot seems to be running in circles with no end in sight". The Times of India.
  4. "Tamil Vikram Vedha Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes - IndiaGlitz Tamil".
  5. "'Peechankai': the left comes to power".
  6. "Meyaadha Maan review: A winning musical".
  7. "We were nervous about releasing Meyaadha Maan along with Mersal: Actor Vaibhav". 23 October 2017.
  8. "Vivek Prasanna From Villain To Lover". Cinemaexpress.
  9. "Episode 2 - Actors Satish and Vivek Prasanna's exclusive interview". Zee5.com. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. Kumar, Pradeep (4 December 2020). "Karthik Subbaraj: 'Triples' is a tribute to Crazy Mohan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  11. "Karthik Subbaraj to produce a web series starring Jai and Vani Bhojan". India Today. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  12. Bhatia, Tamannaah (30 November 2019). "Wrapped up the first schedule of The November's Story, my maiden Tamil web series, eagerly looking forward to the next schedule curated by a young passionate talented lot 💃💃💃 Produced by @anandavikatan for @hotstar Directed by @ram_1825 #Ramsubramanian Director of photography @vidhu.ig #vidhuayyanna Hair @tinamukharjee Makeup @nikki_rajani Costume @nishkalulla". Instagram. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  13. "November Story Teaser". YouTube. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  14. "Tamannaah Bhatia to make digital debut with Hotstar crime thriller The November Story". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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